SERC IMAGES SHEET 2

Car from Front and Side

Accelerates 0 to 60 in 10 seconds.

When fully lowered the ends are locked in place by steel bolts driven by air cylinders.

Car from Front and Side
Accelerates 0 to 60 in 10 seconds. When fully lowered the ends are locked in place by steel bolts driven by air cylinders.

Ends start lifting

Air cylinders and gas springs control the motion of the front end.
Two gas springs counterbalance the weight and two air cylinders provide lift.
Compressed air is stored in a tank mounted in the tail section.
The charge of compressed air would raise the front end in ten seconds.
A small compressor would take a few minutes to refill the tank.

Ends start lifting
Air cylinders and gas springs control the motion of the front end. Two gas springs counterbalance the weight and two air cylinders provide lift. Compressed air is stored in a tank mounted in the tail section. The charge of compressed air would raise the front end in ten seconds. A small compressor would take a few minutes to refill the tank.

Ends almost up

A pair of sprockets in the tail climb a pair of chains fixed to twin arc tracks.
The sprockets are driven by a small DC motor.

Ends almost up
A pair of sprockets in the tail climb a pair of chains fixed to twin arc tracks. The sprockets are driven by a small DC motor.

Ends all the way up

Note how part of the nose fits into a pocket in the tail section.

Guide pins are lowered by air cylinders. These pins will run in a track to keep a long line of cars straight. One pin is visible between the two front wheels.

Ends all the way up
Note how part of the nose fits into a pocket in the tail section. Guide pins are lowered by air cylinders. These pins will run in a track to keep a long line of cars straight. One pin is visible between the two front wheels.

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